Strategies for improving information management in emergency medicine to meet clinical, research, and administrative needs. The Information Management Work Group.
The emergency department of the future will require the effective integration of information technologies into clinical care. This article proposes strategies for improving information management in emergency medicine to facilitate patient care, public health surveillance, clinical research, medical education, and health care management. Cordell WH, Overhage JM, Waeckerle JF, for the Information Management Work Group: Strategies for improving information management in emergency medicine to meet clinical, research, and administrative needs.
Cordell
W H
WH
Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA. wcordell@clarian.com
Overhage
J M
JM
Waeckerle
J F
JF
D003199:Computer Systems / Q000639:trends; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D019451:Information Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D018511:Systems Integration